British Heart Foundation. 2020.
Heart Statistics Publications. [online]. [Accessed 25th November 2020]. Available at: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/our-research/heart-statistics/heart-statistics-publications.
Research and evidence
Research is at the core of everything we do here at Quorn®. On this page, you can browse our list of publications and view the evidence that drives our current and ongoing commitment to understand the impact our products have on health and wellbeing.
Heart health
Find out moreBritish Heart Foundation. 2020.
Risk Factors. [online]. [Accessed 25th November 2020]. Available at: https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/risk-factors.
Cherta-Murillo, A., Lett, A., Frampton, J., Chambers, E., Finnigan, T. and Frost, G., 2020.
Effects of Quron mycoprotein on glycaemic control and energy intake in humans: a systematic review. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. 123(12), pp.1321-1332. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32100651.
Coelho, M., Monteyne, A., Dirks, M., Finnigan, T., Stephens, F. and Wall, B., 2020.
Daily Quorn mycoprotein consumption for 1 week does not affect insulin sensitivity or glycaemic control but modulates the plasma lipidome in healthy adults: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. pp.1-14. Available at: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/daily-mycoprotein-consumption-for-one-week-does-not-affect-insulin-sensitivity-or-glycaemic-control-but-modulates-the-plasma-lipidome-in-healthy-adults-a-randomised-controlled-trial/92B512B9790191075F826A8789A6EA2.
Coelho, M., Monteyne, A., Dunlop, M., Harris, H., Morrison, D., Stephens, F. and Wall, B., 2019.
Quorn mycoprotein as a possible alternative source of dietary protein to support muscle and metabolic health. Nutrition Reviews. [online]. 78(6), pp.486-497. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31841152.
Denny, A., Aisbitt, B. and Lunn, J., 2008.
Quorn mycoprotein and health. Nutrition Bulletin. [online]. 33(4), pp.298-310. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.00730.x.
Type 2 Diabetes
Find out moreBottin, J., Swann, J., Cropp, E., Chambers, E., Ford, H., Ghatei, M. and Frost, G., 2016.
Quorn mycoprotein reduces energy intake and postprandial insulin release without altering glucagon-like peptide-1 and peptide tyrosine-tyrosine concentrations in healthy overweight and obese adults: a randomised-controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. 116(2), pp.360-374. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27198187/.
Cherta-Murillo, A., Lett, A., Frampton, J., Chambers, E., Finnigan, T. and Frost, G., 2020.
Effects of Quorn mycoprotein on glycaemic control and energy intake in humans: a systematic review. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. 123(12), pp.1321-1332. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32100651.
Coelho, M., Monteyne, A., Dirks, M., Finnigan, T., Stephens, F. and Wall, B., 2020.
Daily Quorn mycoprotein consumption for 1 week does not affect insulin sensitivity or glycaemic control but modulates the plasma lipidome in healthy adults: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. pp.1-14. Available at: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/daily-mycoprotein-consumption-for-one-week-does-not-affect-insulin-sensitivity-or-glycaemic-control-but-modulates-the-plasma-lipidome-in-healthy-adults-a-randomised-controlled-trial/92B512B9790191075F826A8789A6EA2.
Coelho, M., Monteyne, A., Dunlop, M., Harris, H., Morrison, D., Stephens, F. and Wall, B., 2019.
Quorn mycoprotein as a possible alternative source of dietary protein to support muscle and metabolic health. Nutrition Reviews. [online]. 78(6), pp.486-497. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31841152.
Diabetes UK. 2020.
10 Tips For Healthy Eating If You Are At Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes. [online]. [Accessed 25th November 2020]. Available at: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/preventing-type-2-diabetes/ten-tips-for-healthy-eating.
Dunlop, M., Kilroe, S., Bowtell, J., Finnigan, T., Salmon, D. and Wall, B., 2017.
Quorn mycoprotein represents a bioavailable and insulinotropic non-animal-derived dietary protein source: a dose-response study. British Journal Nutrition. [online]. 118(9), pp.673-685. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29017627/.
Ageing & Muscle Building
Find out moreDunlop, M., Kilroe, S., Bowtell, J., Finnigan, T., Salmon, D. and Wall, B., 2017.
Quorn mycoprotein represents a bioavailable and insulinotropic non-animal-derived dietary protein source: a dose-response study. British Journal Nutrition. [online]. 118(9), pp.673-685. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29017627/.
Edwards, D. and Cummings, J. 2010.
The protein quality of Quorn mycoprotein. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. [online]. 69(OCE4). Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240451638_The_protein_quality_of_mycoprotein.
Monteyne, A., Coelho, M., Porter, C., Abdelrahman, D., Jameson, T., Jackman, S., Blackwell, J., Finnigan, T., Stephens, F., Dirks, M. and Wall, B., 2020.
Quorn mycoprotein ingestion stimulates protein synthesis rates to a greater extent than milk protein in rested and exercised skeletal muscle of healthy young men: a randomized controlled trial. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. [online]. 112(2), pp.318-333. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/112/2/318/5841182.
Monteyne, A.J., Dunlop, M.V., Machin, D.J., Coelho, M.O., Pavis, G.F., Porter, C., Murton, A.J., Abdelrahman, D.R., Dirks, M.L., Stephens, F.B. and Wall, B.T. 2020.
A mycoprotein-based high-protein vegan diet supports equivalent daily myofibrillar protein synthesis rates compared with an isonitrogenous omnivorous diet in older adults: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition. [online]. pp.1-11. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33172506/.
Schaafsma, G., 2000.
The Protein Digestibility–Corrected Amino Acid Score.The Journal of Nutrition, [online]. 130(7), pp.1865S-7S. Available at: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/130/7/1865S/4686203
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